

Meet SoCal's Newest Accelerators
New Incubators, Accelerators, and Hackathons, OH MY!
Come learn about the newest additions to the SoCal Tech Ecosystem! The Hero House Venture Building Program, Hacker Fund, FoundersBoost, and the Alliance for SoCal Innovation will be sharing the stage for this month's Tech on Tap. What do these groups all have in common? They all are calling Glendale home starting in March!
Meet the teams from the newest players in the SoCal startup ecosystem. Join us to learn about new programs being launched in Glendale by FoundersBoost, Hacker Fund, the Hero House Venture Building Program, and the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. Thanks to a grant from CalGoBiz and the City of Glendale, a whole bundle of new programs are launching in 2025! Come learn how the new hack-a-thons, venture studio, B2B and B2C accelerators, and investor pipelines will help your startup grow.
The Hero House Venture Building Pipeline, powered by SmartGateVC, is an incubator program designed specifically to help build successful companies based on cutting-edge AI research.
FoundersBoost is a group that runs pre-accelerator programs across the globe. FoundersBoost Glendale will be running a six-week pre-accelerator program for B2B and B2C companies to help promising teams prepare for growth and investment.
Hacker Fund is a non-profit that runs hack-a-thon and other events across the US to help tackle the largest problems and make the world a better place.
The Alliance for SoCal Innovation is a non-profit group that brings together stakeholders to bridge critical gaps in the SoCal innovation ecosystem. Their SoCal Venture Pipeline connects investor-ready startups raising Seed and Series A funding with the right venture capital partners at the right time.
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